PSK Whirlpool-Author
PSK Whirlpool-Author
| Team information |
| UCI code |
PSK |
| Based |
Czech Republic |
| Founded |
2000 (2000) |
| Status |
Div. III: 2000-2004
Cont: 2005-2007
ProCont: 2008-2009
Cont: 2010- |
| Key personnel |
| General manager |
Vladimir Vavra |
| Team name history |
2000
2001-2003
2004-2005
2006-2007
2008- |
PSK-Unit Expert
PSK-Remerx
PSK Whirlpool
PSK Whirlpool Hradec Kralove
PSK Whirlpool-Author |
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PSK Whirlpool-Author (UCI Code: PSK) is a UCI Continental road bicycle racing team based in Czech Republic and participates in UCI Europe Tour. The Sponsors are PSK which is The Police Sport Club and Whirlpool a manufacturer and marketer of home appliances. Author is a bicycle manufacturer. The team was one of the best cycling teams before the lifting of the Iron Curtain. The team became professional in 2000. The most well known riders for the team are René Andrle, Czech road race champion Tomas Buchácek and Czech time trial champion Stanislav Kozubek. For the 2008 season the German sprinter André Schulze came from the Wiesenhof team and also Czech cyclist Ondřej Sosenka who is the World Hour Record holder, joined the team.
Major results
- 2000
- 1st Stage 2 Vuelta a Cuba, Lubomir Kejval
- 1st Stage 13 Vuelta a Cuba, Petr Herman
- 1st Stage 10 Course de la Paix, Ondřej Sosenka
- 1st GP ZTS Dubnica Petr Herman
- 1st, Stage 1 Tour de Serbie, Petr Herman
- 1st Stage 4 & 5 Tour de Serbie, Lubor Tesar
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Lubomir Kejval
- 1st Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Ondřej Sosenka
- 1st Overall Bohemia Tour, Ondřej Sosenka
- 1st Stage 3, Ondřej Sosenka
- 1st Stages 1 & 2 Tour de Slovaquie, Lubomir Kejval
- 2001
- 1st Brno-Velka Bites-Brno, Petr Herman
- 1st Overall Tour de Slovaquie, Frantisek Trkal
- 1st Stage 2, Frantisek Trkal
- 1st Stage 3, Lubomir Kejval
- 2002
- 2003
- 1st Stage 5 Baltyk-Karkonosze Tour, František Raboň
- 2004
- 1st Stage 9 Tour du Maroc, Frantisek Rabon
- 1st Slovakia Road Race Championship, Martin Riška
- 1st Overall Tour of Malopolska, Ondrej Fadrny
- 1st Stage 1, Ondrej Fadrny
- 1st Stage 2 Tour de Slovaquie, Martin Riška
- 1st Stage 8 Tour de l'Avenir, Martin Mareš
- 2005
- 1st Stage 3 The Paths of King Nikola, František Raboň
- 1st Memorial Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, František Raboň
- 1st GP Bradlo, Martin Riška
- 1st Stage 1 Dookola Mazowsza, Jan Faltynek
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Malopolska, František Raboň
- 1st Stage 1 Tour de Slovaquie, Martin Riška
- 1st Stage 4a Tour de Slovaquie, František Raboň
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Slovaquie, Radek Blahut
- 2006
- 1st Stage 1 Istrian Spring Trophy, Jan Faltynek
- 1st Stage 2 Istrian Spring Trophy, Martin Riška
- 1st Stage 1 Tour of Hellas, Martin Riška
- 1st Stage 4 Presidential Tour of Turkey, Giorgios Tentsos
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Stanislav Kozubek
- 1st Stage 6 Dookola Mazowsza, René Andrle
- 1st Memoriał Henryka Łasaka, Petr Benčik
- 1st Stage 5 Tour de Slovaquie, Stanislav Kozubek
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Bulgaria, Radek Blahut
- 1st Stage 9 Tour of Bulgaria, Thomas Buchaček
- 2007
- 1st Stage 2 Circuit des Ardennes, Thomas Buchaček
- 1st Stage 2 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Thomas Buchaček
- 1st GP Palma, Petr Benčik
- 1st Greece Time Trial Championship, Giorgios Tentsos
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Thomas Buchaček
- 1st Czech Republic Time Trial Championship, Stanislav Kozubek
- 1st Stage 7 Tour of Qinghai Lake, Martin Mareš
- 1st Praha-Karlovy Vary-Praha, Stanislav Kozubek
- 2008
- 1st Stage 2 Szlakiem Grodów Piastowskich, André Schulze
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Petr Benčik
- 1st Stages 1 & 6 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
- 2009
- 1st Stage 3 Presidential Tour of Turkey, André Schulze
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championship, Martin Mareš
- 1st Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Matthias Friedemann
- 1st Stage 5 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Overall Sachsen-Tour, Patrik Sinkewitz
- 1st Stage 3, Patrik Sinkewitz
- 1st Stage 3 Volta a Portugal, Patrik Sinkewitz
- 1st Stage 7 Volta a Portugal, Danilo Hondo
- 1st Praha-Karlovy Vary-Praha, Danilo Hondo
- 2010
- 1st Memorial Andrzeja Trochanowskiego, André Schulze
- 1st Stage 4 Szlakiem Grodow Piastowskich, André Schulze
- 1st Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Leopold König
- 1st Stage 1, Leopold König
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Petr Benčik
- 1st Stage 2, 3 & 6 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, André Schulze
- 1st Stage 3 Tour of Bulgaria, Leopold König
- 2011
- 1st Stage 4 Tour du Loir-et-Cher, Thomas Buchaček
- 1st Overall Oberösterreichrundfahrt, Petr Benčik
- 1st Stage 1, Petr Benčik
- 1st Czech Republic Road Race Championships, Petr Benčik
- 1st Czech Republic Time Trial Championships, Jiri Hudeček
- 1st Stage 1 Course de la Solidarité Olympique, Thomas Buchaček
- 1st Overall Czech Cycling Tour, Stanislav Kozubek
Riders
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Rider |
Date of birth |
| Petr Benčik (CZE) |
January 29, 1976 (1976-01-29) (age 36) |
| Ales Broz (CZE) |
December 19, 1987 (1987-12-19) (age 24) |
| Tomas Buchaček (CZE) |
March 7, 1978 (1978-03-07) (age 34) |
| Jakub Danačik (CZE) |
September 22, 1988 (1988-09-22) (age 23) |
| Tomas Danačik (CZE) |
October 24, 1990 (1990-10-24) (age 21) |
| Vojtech Dlouhy (CZE) |
January 12, 1981 (1981-01-12) (age 31) |
| Otakar Fiala (CZE) |
February 26, 1989 (1989-02-26) (age 23) |
| Martin Hebik (CZE) |
November 11, 1982 (1982-11-11) (age 29) |
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Rider |
Date of birth |
| Petr Kaltofen (CZE) |
April 7, 1989 (1989-04-07) (age 22) |
| Frantisek Klouček (CZE) |
August 18, 1985 (1985-08-18) (age 26) |
| Stanislav Kozubek (CZE) |
June 9, 1980 (1980-06-09) (age 31) |
| Martin Mareš (CZE) |
January 23, 1982 (1982-01-23) (age 30) |
| Marc Reyness (ESP) |
October 20, 1988 (1988-10-20) (age 23) |
| André Schulze (GER) |
November 21, 1974 (1974-11-21) (age 37) |
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